Sharon Wichman
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| Full name | Sharon Lynn Wichman | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 13, 1952 Detroit, Michigan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 132 lb (60 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | Club Olympia | ||||||||||||||||
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Sharon Lynn Wichman (born May 13, 1952), also known her married name Sharon Jones, is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic champion.
She represented the United States as a 16-year-old at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, having qualified to compete in both breaststroke events.[1] Wichman received a gold medal for winning the women's 200-meter breaststroke (2:44.4), beating Đurđica Bjedov of Yugoslavia by two seconds.[2] She also received a bronze medal for her third place in the women's 100-meter breaststroke (1:16.1), finishing behind Bjedov (1:15.8) and Soviet swimmer Galina Prozumenshchikova (1:15.9).[3]
Wichman was born in Detroit, Michigan,[1] and graduated in 1970 from R. Nelson Snider High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She married David Jones in 1973, and lives in nearby Churubusco, Indiana. She has two sons.[4]
She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1991.[5]
See also[]
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
References[]
- ^ a b Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Sharon Wichman. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games, Women's 200 metres Breaststroke Final. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games, Women's 100 metres Breaststroke Final. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ "Sharon Wichman became the first Fort Wayne athlete to earn an Olympic gold medal at the 1968 Summer Games," The News-Sentinel. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, Sharon Wichman (USA). Retrieved September 9, 2015.
External links[]
- Sharon Wichman (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
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